We also had the surprise honor of central Puerto Rican community leader Jose Lopez speaking– plus his bringing a Cuban speaker from Cenesex (the Mariela Castro-led LBGT and sex education advocacy group).

Many notable guests present including Prexy Nesbitt, Columbia students/performers Andrea and Courtney, and the president of One Heart for Africa. Also, 2 revolutionary former Puerto-Rican political prisoners and leading Chicago human rights attorney Jan Susler!

From left: Andy Aquino Augero, Cuban speaker from Cenesex–the Mariela Castro-led, (she is the daughter of Raul Castro, the President of Cuba) LBGT and sex education advocacy group; then in middle is Jose Lopez, executive director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center; and on right is Gisela Lopez, a member of July 26 movement in Chicago during Cuba’s revolutionary war.

Surprise speaker- Andy Aquino Augero, Cuban speaker from Cenesex–the Mariela Castro-led, (she is the daughter of Raul Castro, the President of Cuba) LBGT and sex education advocacy group